Thompson returns to Death Valley
By David Roberts | Nov. 25, 2014It was Thanksgiving Day in 2012 when then-redshirt sophomore Dylan Thompson learned he would be filling in as quarterback against Clemson for the injured Connor Shaw.
It was Thanksgiving Day in 2012 when then-redshirt sophomore Dylan Thompson learned he would be filling in as quarterback against Clemson for the injured Connor Shaw.
Auburn at Alabama The 2014 edition of the Iron Bowl was supposed to be a play-in game for the SEC championship. Alabama is still up at No. 1 in the country, but Auburn kind of blew it for all of us by losing back-to-back games against Texas A&M and Georgia.
2009: The Beginning Prior to this meeting, the 2000s had not been kind to the Gamecocks. South Carolina had lost seven of nine games in the century heading into the 2009 meeting.
Even with a 14-point lead, there is a reason South Carolina fans found themselves clutching to the nearest possible object in the second half against South Alabama.
In Sunday’s women’s basketball matchup between South Carolina and San Diego State, the Gamecocks forced 12 Aztec turnovers within the first eight minutes of the game, setting the tone for the rest of the day.
The South Carolina women’s soccer team (14-5-5) is heading to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history after pulling off a 1-0 upset win over No. 2-seed North Carolina on the Tar Heels’ home field.
South Carolina achieved bowl eligibility in sloppy fashion Saturday with a 37-12 victory over South Alabama in a contest that featured ten turnovers.
College football is very different from the NFL in a number of categories, but the most significant is probably player turnover. Every four years, give or take, athletes exhaust their eligibility and/or take off for the professional ranks, putting an end to their relatively short time in college football.
Having to face Seattle, one of the nation’s top scoring teams, in the second round of the NCAA tournament was already shaping up to be a challenge for the South Carolina women’s soccer team.
With some help from its special teams, the South Carolina defense played its most complete game of the season last week against Florida.
South Carolina has the second-most passing yards in the SEC and its quarterback leads the conference in individual yards through the air. That's all well and good, but all the Gamecocks have to show for it is a .500 record and the opportunity to qualify for a bowl game Saturday against South Alabama.
When the Gamecocks welcome South Alabama into the confines of Williams-Brice Stadium Saturday afternoon, they will do so with $900,000 in hand.
South Alabama sports editor Alyssa Newton talks this week's matchup.
Add women’s basketball to the list of Clemson teams that have seen “The Thumb” from South Carolina. The No. 2 Gamecocks’ 99-41 blowout win over the Tigers Thursday marks five in-a-row in the series for South Carolina.
During the playoffs, there isn’t much time for celebration — not even after advancing past Clemson in penalty kicks.
Boasting victories in its last four meetings with Clemson, the South Carolina women’s basketball team faces its rival once again in a Thursday night matchup.
After two impressive wins for both the men’s and women’s teams at the last meet, the Gamecocks look to set the pace once again at Virginia Tech over the next few days at the H2Okies’ annual Fall Invitational.
